Directions:
The Jewish cemetery is located on a hill at the western edge of the city.
Though surrounded by a white brick wall, the cemetery is set back from the
street, thus less visible. It is reached from Bialystok by taking Highway
19 NE about 42 km to Sokolka, then turning left onto Route 673 heading 29
km NW to Dabrowa Bialostocka. Head through town, traveling west on Ul.
Jana Pawel. As the street heads up a slight hill, just before curving
right, you’ll see at RIGHT (a bit off the street) a type of storage bunker
(Image 2) and a small older restaurant at left. The white brick western
wall of the cemetery can be seen behind the bunker (Image 2). The locked
front gate is on the opposite side, reached by a side street, but evidence
suggests that visitors lacking a key use a makeshift brick step to crawl
over the wall (Image 3)

Image 2

Image 3

Conditions:
The cemetery covers approximately 3 acres of dense varied vegetation
(Image 1,5) and is completely surrounded by a white brick wall (Image 4)
with locking wrought-iron gates on the east side (Image 3). The wall is
well-built. Information on where to obtain the key is available at the
gate, though evidence of entry over the fence is suggested (Image 3) by
bricks placed as steps to enter over the wall. Immediately within the
entrance is a memorial (see

Bagnowka gallery
images). Approximately 100 matzevoth remain in situ, some with
supports, some boulder-style and some grotto style (Images 6-8). A few
generic graffiti marks are on the outside wall; within there is a little
litter. The greatest danger appears to be the heavy vegetation (already
dense in mid-May), bugs for the visitor and erosion to the inscription
from the elements.

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